Hello. My first time here. As the title says, this is my first “thread” creation here. What are some things I should watch out for when I post here? Am I even allowed to create a thread even though this is my first time here? Or are there rules like Karma points, like in Reddit? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks. And nice meeting you all!
Greetings and salutations!
Take some time to add & block communities according to taste.
Know up front that our resident weirdo instance is known as lemmy.ml. knowbody seems to know its origins for sure, but when you read ridiculous false Russian propaganda, its .ml. The current game is to see how quickly you can get banned from there. It’s like a badge of honour.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of bigotry and bad faith discussions on controversial topics, but it settles out quite quickly when you block the bigots and they block you. Then there is interesting convos on a wide variety of topics.
The community is generally educated with a high tech and science ratio. You can find a broad spectrum of expertise. Lots of great humour here.
Diversity is very welcome by the community and very supportive.